European recycling and circularity in large composite components

Project Information

EuReComp

Grant agreement ID: 101058089

DOI

10.3030/101058089

Project closed

EC signature date 20 May 2022

Start date 1 April 2022

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 8 904 882,00

EU contribution

€ 8 903 632,00

Coordinated by

ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION
Greece

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Deliverables

Other (1)

Platform for waste stream monitoring

Platform for waste stream monitoring (CRC, M24)

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Communication Toolkit, Public website & Social Media groups

Communication Toolkit, Public website & Social Media groups (EASN, M3)

EuReComp's Training LLL Modules

EuReComp’s Training LLL Modules (KUZ, M9)

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (23)

A Novel Plasma-Enhanced Solvolysis as Alternative for Recycling Composites

Author(s): Marinis, Dimitrios; Amanatides, Eleftherios; Markatos, Dionysios; Farsari, Ergina; Mataras, Dimitrios; Pantelakis, Spiros
Published in: Polymers, 2024, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym16192836

Materials

Author(s): Nikolina Poranek; Krzysztof Pikoń; Natalia Generowicz-Caba; Maciej Mańka; Joanna Kulczycka; Dimitrios Marinis; Ergina Farsari; Eleftherios Amanatides; Anna Lewandowska; Marcin Sajdak; Sebastian Werle; Szymon Sobek
Published in: Materials, 2025, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/MA18112660

Performance Restoration of Chemically Recycled Carbon Fibres Through Surface Modification with Sizing

Author(s): Semitekolos, Dionisis; Zecchi, Silvia; Marinis, Dimitrios; Farsari, Ergina; Amanatides, Eleftherios; Sajdak, Marcin; Sobek, Szymon; Smok, Weronika; Tanski, Tomasz; Werle, Sebastian; tagliaferro, alberto; Charitidis, Costas
Published in: Polymers (Special Issue), 2024, ISSN 2073-4360
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym17010033

Solvolysis and oxidative liquefaction of the end-of-life composite wastes as an element of the circular economy assumptions

Author(s): Roksana Muzyka, Hamza Mumtaz, Szymon Sobek, Sebastian Werle, Jakub Adamek, Dionisis Semitekolos, Costas A. Charitidis, Thomai Tiriakidou, Marcin Sajdak
Published in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Issue 478, 2025, ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2024.143916

Structural integrity assessment of repurposed wind turbine blade composite components with acoustic emission testing and Ib-value analysis

Author(s): Philipp Johst, Sungbi Lee, Eunjung Kim, Seoyeon Bae, Robert Böhm, Wonjin Na
Published in: Composites Part B: Engineering, Issue 301, 2025, ISSN 1359-8368
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.COMPOSITESB.2025.112490

Decommissioning Inventory for Wind Turbine Blades Installed Until 2022 in Europe

Author(s): F. Lahuerta; D. Gesto; C. Prieto; P. Johst; M. Kucher; E. Mozas; O. Gracia; R. Böhm; J. M. Bielsa
Published in: Materials Circular Economy, 2023, ISSN 2524-8154
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s42824-023-00084-8

Sustainability

Author(s): Konstantina-Roxani Chatzipanagiotou; Despoina Antypa; Foteini Petrakli; Anna Karatza; Krzysztof Pikoń; Magdalena Bogacka; Nikolina Poranek; Sebastian Werle; Eleftherios Amanatides; Dimitrios Mataras; Elias P. Koumoulos
Published in: Sustainability, 2023, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI Open Access Publishing
DOI: 10.3390/su151712843

Atomistic Modeling of Cross-Linking in Epoxy-Amine Resins: An Open-Source Protocol

Author(s): Marina Provenzano; Francesco Maria Bellussi; Matteo Fasano; Hernán Chávez Thielemann
Published in: ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2025, ISSN 2637-6105
Publisher: ACS Publications
DOI: 10.1021/ACSAPM.4C04208

Characterisation of End-of-Life Wind Turbine Blade Components for Structural Repurposing: Experimental and Analytic Prediction Approach

Author(s): Philipp Johst, Moritz Bühl, Alann André, Robert Kupfer, Richard Protz, Niels Modler, Robert Böhm
Published in: Sustainability, Issue 17, 2025, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/SU17177783

Forecasting wind turbine blade waste with material composition and geographical distribution: Methodology and application to Germany

Author(s): Philipp Johst, Moritz Bühl, Chiara Enderle, Robert Kupfer, Niels Modler, Robert Böhm
Published in: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Issue 211, 2024, ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RESCONREC.2024.107876

Identification and Environmental Assessments for Different Scenarios of Repurposed Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades

Author(s): P. Johst; M. Kucher; M. Bühl; P. Schulz; R. Kupfer; L. Schilling; R. M. Santos; C. Carneiro; P. Voigt; N. Modler; R. Böhm
Published in: Materials Circular Economy, 2023, ISSN 2524-8154
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s42824-023-00085-7

Chemical recovery of carbon fibers from composites via plasma assisted solvolysis

Author(s): Amanatides, Eleftherios; Marinis, Dimitrios; Farsari, E; Alexandridou, C; Mataras, Dimitrios
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024, ISSN 1742-6596
Publisher: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2692/1/012017

Identification of circular eco-subsystems for end-of-life aviation composite components based on a systematized R6-strategy

Author(s): P Johst, M Kucher, P Schulz, A Knorr, R Kupfer, R Böhm
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2023, ISSN 1742-6596
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2526/1/012055

Resizing and improving properties of Recycled Carbon Fibers as reinforcement for Composites

Author(s): Asifa Awan, Dionisis Semitekolos, Aikaterini-Flora Trompeta, Savvas Orfanidis, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Sofia Terzopoulou, Rudi P. Nielsen, Morten.E. Simonsen, Costas A. Charitidis
Published in: Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, 2026, ISSN 2666-8459
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.RSURFI.2026.100786

A Micromechanical Modeling Approach for the Estimation of the Weathering-Induced Degradation of Wind Turbine Blades

Author(s): Michael Kucher; Philipp Johst; Miguel Lizaranzu; Francisco Lahuerta; Robert Böhm
Published in: Materials Circular Economy, 2023, ISSN 2524-8154
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s42824-023-00088-4

Computational Fluid Dynamics as a Digital Tool for Enhancing Safety Uptake in Advanced Manufacturing Environments Within a Safe-by-Design Strategy

Author(s): Voultsou, Dionysia Maria; Saliakas, Stratos; Damilos, Spyridon; Koumoulos, Elias
Published in: Materials (Special Issue), 2025, ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma18020262

A Comparative Analysis of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods and Normalization Techniques in Holistic Sustainability Assessment for Engineering Applications

Author(s): Sonia Malefaki, Dionysios Markatos, Angelos Filippatos, Spiros Pantelakis
Published in: Aerospace, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2226-4310
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/AEROSPACE12020100

Sensitivity Analysis of a Hybrid MCDM Model for Sustainability Assessment—An Example from the Aviation Industry

Author(s): Dionysios N. Markatos, Sonia Malefaki and Spiros G. Pantelakis
Published in: Aerospace, Volume 10, Issue 4 (April 2023), 2023, ISSN 2226-4310
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace10040385

Business Guidance on Conformity Assessment of Reuse and Repair for Aeronautics and Wind Energy

Author(s): Leandro A. Rodriguez-Ortiz; Estefanía A. Tapia Suárez; Santiago Muíños-Landín; David Castro Boga; Andreia Araújo; Carlos Carneiro; Raquel Miriam Santos; Philipp Johst; Robert Böhm
Published in: The 14th EASN International Conference on “Innovation in Aviation & Space Towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow”, 2025, ISSN 2673-4591
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ENGPROC2025090101

A Comparative Analysis of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods and Normalization Techniques in Holistic Sustainability Assessment for Engineering Applications

Author(s): Malefaki, Sonia; Markatos, Dionysios; Filippatos, Angelos; Pantelakis, Spiros
Published in: Aerospace (Special Issue), 2024, ISSN 2226-4310
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202412.2027.v1

Recent Trends of Recycling and Upcycling of Polymers and Composites: A Comprehensive Review

Author(s): Podara, Christina; Termine, Stefania; Modestou, Maria; Semitekolos, Dionisis; Tsirogiannis, Christos; Karamitrou, Melpo; Trompeta, Aikaterini-Flora; Kosanovic Milickovic, Tatjana; Charitidis, Costas
Published in: Recycling, 2024, ISSN 2313-4321
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/recycling9030037

Sustainability

Author(s): Mário Moutinho; Ricardo Rocha; David Atteln; Philipp Johst; Robert Böhm; Konstantina-Roxani Chatzipanagiotou; Evangelia Stamkopoulou; Elias P. Koumoulos; Andreia Araujo
Published in: Sustainability, 2025, ISSN 2071-1050
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/SU17198717

Concept and Life Cycle Assessment of a Tiny House Made from Root Section Structures of a Decommissioned Large-Scale Wind Turbine Blade as a Repurposed Application

Author(s): P. Johst; K.-R. Chatzipanagiotou; M. Kucher; W. Zschiebsch; P. Voigt; D. Breinl; E. P. Koumoulos; R. Böhm
Published in: Materials Circular Economy, 2024, ISSN 2524-8154
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/s42824-023-00093-7

Conference proceedings (5)

Plasma Assisted Oxidation of CFRC turbine blade scrap

Author(s): D. Marinis, E. Farsari, E. Amanatides and D. Mataras
Published in: 2024
Publisher: ECCM21
DOI: 10.60691/YJ56-NP80

Eco-efficient manufacturing: Transforming end-of-life wind turbine blade components into floats for PV-floating systems

Author(s): Johst, Philipp; Dimitrij, Seibert; Zschiebsch, Willi; Kucher, Michael; Carneiro, Carlos; Araújo, Andreia; Santos, Raquel Miriam; Rodriguez-Ortiz, Leandro A.; Böhm, Robert
Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences Volume 401 (2024), 2024, ISSN 2261-236X
Publisher: MATEC Web of Conferences
DOI: 10.1051/MATECCONF/202440105006

Nanomaterials synthesis through CVD from polymer wastes

Author(s): Trompeta, Aikaterini-Flora; Termine, Stefania; Tsimis, Evangelos; Semitekolos, Dionisios; Charitidis, Costas
Published in: 2023
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.8431899

Automatic Detection of Defects Using Active Thermography

Author(s): Miguel Gómez Fernández; Castro Boga, David
Published in: Engineering Proceedings, Issue 90, 2025, ISSN 2673-4591
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ENGPROC2025090029

A holistic assessment of the circularity potential of CFRP in aviation, under the scope of a hydrogen-fueled aircraft

Author(s): D. MARKATOS ; S. PANTELAKIS
Published in: 2022
Publisher: EUCASS 2022
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2022-7227

Thesis and dissertations (1)

Nanomaterial synthesis from solvolysis wastes

Author(s): Evangelos Tsimis
Publisher: NTUA
DOI: 10.26240/HEAL.NTUA.29619

Other (1)

Data for Atomistic Modeling of Cross-Linking in Epoxy-Amine Resins: An Open-Source Protocol

Author(s): Marina Provenzano, Francesco Bellussi, Matteo Fasano
Publisher: Politecnico di Torino
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.11402476